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A key to Sir Paul McCartney's childhood home sold at auction for £6,100, exceeding its estimated value of up to £5,000. The house, located in Liverpool and now owned by the National Trust, was where McCartney lived from 1955 until late 1963 and where he wrote songs with John Lennon. Alongside the key, a three-page letter and a photograph of the property were also part of the sale. Additionally, four Beatles autographs inscribed to "Kathy," along with photographs showing the band during their first American tour in 1964, sold for £5,124 to another UK collector. The auctioneer noted the enduring popularity of the Beatles and highlighted the historical significance of the items sold.
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The key to Paul McCartney's childhood home in London, where he lived with his family from 1955 until late 1963, sold for £6,100 at auction. The house, built in 1949 and owned by the local authority, was later acquired by the National Trust in 1995. During McCartney's residency, he spent significant time there writing songs with John Lennon, contributing to his early musical development. Accompanying the key was a three-page letter from Ashley Jones, who had received two original keys to the property and believed one of them could belong to Sir Paul. The house has been frequented by Beatles fans over the years due to its historical significance in McCartney's life.
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The key to Sir Paul McCartney’s childhood home has sold for £6,100 at auction.
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It is also where he spent time writing and developing songs with John Lennon and made early home recordings with the band.
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The key was accompanied by a three-page letter from the then occupant alongside a period photograph of the house.
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key → accompany → house
The house has been owned by the National Trust since 1995, and is where the Beatles star lived with his family from 1955 until late 1963 before he rose to fame.
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Built in 1949 and owned by the local authority, the McCartney family moved into the property in 1955 when the musician was at secondary school.
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He lived there with his parents, Mary and Jim McCartney, and his younger brother Mike.
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Sadly, only a year after the family moved in, Mary died.
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The singer relocated to London in 1963 and his father moved out the following year.
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The house then became owned by Ashley and Sheila Jones, who had frequent visits from Beatles fans over the years.
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She received a three-page handwritten reply from Ashley Jones explaining that he had been given two original keys to the property and believed the key he was sending Kathy could have been Sir Paul’s.
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Four Beatles autographs, each inscribed to “Kathy”, also went up for sale along with a number of photographs and a newsletter showing the frenzied Beatlemania and press entourage.
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The autographs were obtained by her father, Frank Duffy, who worked for the band’s security team during their first American tour in 1964.
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One of the photographs shows the Beatles boarding their National Airlines aircraft with Mr Duffy visible behind Lennon, while another captures Lennon and George Harrison with Mr Duffy and Murray the K at the terminal before departure.
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Together they sold for £5,124 to a private collector in the UK following an estimated sale of £3,000–£5,000.
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Chris Albury, director at Dominic Winter Auctioneers, said: “The level of competition we saw today demonstrates that the Beatles’ popularity remains as strong as ever.
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“What makes these particular pieces so extraordinary is the deeply personal links to the band and to the people and places that formed part of their story.
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“It has a remarkable provenance stretching back to 1965 and provides a tangible connection to Paul McCartney’s family home and to one of the most important addresses in Beatles history.
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“To see it sell for £6,100, for three times its low estimate after such strong bidding was a fantastic result.”
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